Updated at 10:16 a.m. with addition of comments from Families USA, details on ruling and embedded copy of decision.

BIRMINGHAM, Alabama – In an apparent victory for religious business owners who want their companies to reflect their values the Supreme Court this morning ruled for Hobby Lobby in its fight over mandatory coverage of contraceptives in Affordable Care Act insurance.

The legal news website Scotusblog reports that the ruling indicates the decision applies only to the contraceptive mandate under the Affordable Care Act, and that other coverage mandates may survive.

"The Court says that the government has failed to show that the mandate is the least restrictive means of advancing its interest in guaranteeing cost-free access to birth control," Scotusblog reports.

Ron Pollack, executive director of the consumer health organization Families USA, said the decision will impede access to preventive health care for some women, but that it should not be viewed as a judgment on the Affordable Care Act overall.

"...It is important to note that today's ruling has little impact on the implementation of the Affordable Care Act," he said in a prepared statement. "The decision leaves unchanged the key features of the historic act."

Hobby Lobby was one of dozens of closely-held companies that filed suit over the Affordable Care Act rule requiring the inclusion of contraceptive coverage in private insurance bought via the ACA exchanges. The companies had argued that they should be allowed an religious exemption to the mandate, because it amounted to a violation of the business' First Amendment rights.

The court ruled 5-4, split largely along political and ideological lines.